San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-29
QUITE RIGHT TOO.
San Antonio and Southwestern
Texas viii Take Care of its
Immigration.

San Antonio and Southwestern
Texas viii Take Care OF its
Immigration.
The Board OF Trade met yesterday,
Vice. President Terrell presiding, and
Captain Simpson, OF Eagle Pass; Hon.
James Stsgner, Of Luling, and Mr.. J. b.
Mitchell. OF Corpus Christi, representa-.
tives at the Dallas immigration conven-
ton, were present by Invitation.
The chairman at the outset said the
directors had elected l.. w. Adse as
secretary for one year, and announced
the appointment OF several committees.
Gen. Russ then reviewed the Dallas
immigration convention TO which he
WAS a delegate, and gave IL as his
opinion that Bexar. and indeed south
western Texas had no showing. He
made no imputstion against the
honesty and justice OF the conven-
ton. but simply showed that the
section was out voted and he wanted to
see Southwest Texas association
established that would not Antagonist
any portion OF the state.
Can't. Simpson, by invitation. address
ed the meeting. He 10 committeeman
from his district but was not satisfied
with the way things had turned. He
knew that the interests of San Antonio
and Eagle Pass were mutual, perhaps
identical, for what bene fitted one must
do good TO the other. IL the Dallas con-
veDtiOn was Just to South western Texas
1t was all right, II not he was In favor Of
'cutting loose" and acting In their own
interests,
Captain Stagner WAS In favor
Of San Antonio, and said that
southwestern Texas looked to her. He
cOntrasted Dallas with San Antonio
and asked what San Antonio was going
to do.
Mr.. j. b. Mitchell thought an injus-
tice was done at Dallas and wanted San
Antonio TO rectify 1t.
The chairman thought that the South
ern Pacific and Aransas Pass rail- Dads
ought to cooperate, being vitality Inter
ested In the movement, and he was as
sured they would do so, but there was
more push In Dallas than In San Anto-
MO owing to our heterogeneous populs-
tion. He thought people were getting
wiser and seeing that TO do good they
must progress. He was satisfied that
an immigration convention called here
would be endorsed by all within a
rsdiOus OF 200 miles from the city.
On motion Of DR.. Johnston the matter
was referred to the immigration CON-
mittee.
Mr.. Mitchell, Of Corpus Christi,
called attention to the fact that Calves.
ton WAS going heavily for the harbor ap-
preparation and wanted something done
for Arkansas Pass where deep water
could be obtained at One-teDth Of the
cost that it would cost at Galveston
Corpus Christi now realizes her mistake
in being tackled on to 1.-THE shoe string
district" and wanted to come into the
San Antonio district.
Gen. Russ showed how the
resolution fav"ring Galveston was
rushed through at the Dali
las convention, and he concluded
by saying Dallas was WONDER
full town for even while getting shaved
there, a negro barber almost talked him
into buying lot there. San Antonio
should do the same.
On motion, Capt. n. Mackey showed
the excellent brick he was manufactur-
ing near the city demonstrating the
probability Of producing good brick
here.
mir. Drought then introduced the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That the directors OF the
San Antonio Board OF Trade be and are
hereby instructed to devise means to in
duce congress to make larger spprOpria-
tiOns for the Improvement Of the harbor
at Arkansas Pass; and be IL also
Resolved, That the directors OF the
San Antonio Board of Trade use every
effort to counterfeit The influence now at
work to obtain for Galveston the entire
appropriation made by the national con-
gress for the improvement OF the Texas
coast"
The meeting then adjourned.